http://www.flightglobal.com/news/space/Fri, 24 May 2013 11:59:12 ZSpace news from Flightglobalen-gbhttp://www.flightglobal.com/news/space/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Bigelow-releases-NASA-funded-study-on-public-private-partnerships-386316/Thu, 23 May 2013 19:22:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Bigelow-releases-NASA-funded-study-on-public-private-partnerships-386316/Bigelow Aerospace has formally completed the first phase of a public-private partnership study commissioned by NASA, laying out how the agency can capitalize...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Japan-schedules-first-Epsilon-space-launch-386249/Wed, 22 May 2013 14:31:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Japan-schedules-first-Epsilon-space-launch-386249/Japan's first Epsilon rocket will launch on 22 August, says space agency JAXA. The Epsilon is propelled by three solid-fuel stages, based off the...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/EBACE-OnAir-targets-business-aviation-with-GSM-product-386129/Tue, 21 May 2013 15:30:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/EBACE-OnAir-targets-business-aviation-with-GSM-product-386129/Connectivity provider OnAir [stand 1663] is targeting aggressive growth in the business aviation market as it launches the sector's first GSM product. Its...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/EBACE-Harrods-boosts-maintenance-offering-at-Luton-386033/Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/EBACE-Harrods-boosts-maintenance-offering-at-Luton-386033/Harrods Aviation has signed two new engineering partnerships with Bombardier and Dassault Falcon Services at its London Luton site.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/UK-spaceflight-gets-a-boost-with-Peake-selection-for-2015-ISS-mission-386089/Mon, 20 May 2013 13:56:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/UK-spaceflight-gets-a-boost-with-Peake-selection-for-2015-ISS-mission-386089/Europe's contribution to the International Space Station crew rota has been agreed up to April 2016 with the selection of Timothy Peake to join expedition...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Atlas-V-launches-GPS-satellite-into-orbit-385950/Thu, 16 May 2013 14:04:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Atlas-V-launches-GPS-satellite-into-orbit-385950/A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket successfully launched a new GPS satellite into orbit. The 15 May launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida,...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Air-launch-systems-begin-to-come-of-age-385811/Tue, 14 May 2013 10:45:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Air-launch-systems-begin-to-come-of-age-385811/An ageing Airbus A300, currently used to train astronauts in zero- g flight, is about to find another use as the first stage of a new air-launched...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Dream-Chaser-shipped-to-NASA-Dryden-for-glide-tests-385798/Mon, 13 May 2013 20:02:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Dream-Chaser-shipped-to-NASA-Dryden-for-glide-tests-385798/Sierra Nevada has shipped the Dream Chaser orbital spacecraft to NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center near Palmdale, California, for glide tests. The...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ISS-ammonia-pump-replacement-appears-successful-385793/Mon, 13 May 2013 18:44:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ISS-ammonia-pump-replacement-appears-successful-385793/The coolant leak aboard the International Space Station (ISS), which required a spacewalk to replace a pump, appears successful though further testing is...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ISS-ammonia-leak-may-require-spacewalk-for-repair-385747/Fri, 10 May 2013 17:17:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ISS-ammonia-leak-may-require-spacewalk-for-repair-385747/An ammonia leak aboard the International Space Station (ISS) threatens to disrupt an electrical channel that may require a spacewalk to repair. The...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Vegas-second-success-confirms-functionality-385689/Thu, 09 May 2013 17:05:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Vegas-second-success-confirms-functionality-385689/The European Space Agency and its launch operator, Arianespace, have declared their new light launcher, Vega, to be "fully functional" following its second flight success in two attempts.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/SpaceX-Grasshopper-moves-to-New-Mexico-385575/Tue, 07 May 2013 20:02:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/SpaceX-Grasshopper-moves-to-New-Mexico-385575/SpaceX is moving its reusable rocket test bed to Spaceport America near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. The move confirms big plans for the test...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Sierra-Nevada-passes-second-NASA-commercial-crew-checkpoint-385266/Mon, 06 May 2013 09:00:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Sierra-Nevada-passes-second-NASA-commercial-crew-checkpoint-385266/Sierra Nevada has achieved its second milestone under NASA's commercial crew integrated capability (CCiCap) programme to develop the Dream Chaser, earning the company $45 million as the vehicle prepares for glide testing.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Hypersonic-X-51-programme-ends-in-success-385481/Fri, 03 May 2013 17:42:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Hypersonic-X-51-programme-ends-in-success-385481/The Boeing X-51A Waverider test bed has successfully completed its fourth and final flight, breaking the record for longest air-breathing hypersonic flight. The...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/IN-FOCUS-SpaceShipTwo-makes-first-powered-flight-385471/Fri, 03 May 2013 15:30:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/IN-FOCUS-SpaceShipTwo-makes-first-powered-flight-385471/Space tourism venture completes 16s in-flight engine burn, bringing commercial suborbital flights this year a step closer...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Chinese-Long-March-successfully-puts-communications-satellite-into-orbit-385450/Fri, 03 May 2013 09:10:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Chinese-Long-March-successfully-puts-communications-satellite-into-orbit-385450/A Long March 3B successfully launched on 1 May from Xichang in Sichuan Province, China.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Sukhoi-Su-35-and-787-among-the-stars-at-Paris-2013-385402/Thu, 02 May 2013 15:16:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Sukhoi-Su-35-and-787-among-the-stars-at-Paris-2013-385402/Flying displays by the Sukhoi Su-35 in its overseas debut and the back-in-service Boeing 787 will be among the highlights at this year's Paris air show. Boeing...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Maritime-Heron-UAV-supports-European-airspace-trial-385354/Thu, 02 May 2013 09:46:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Maritime-Heron-UAV-supports-European-airspace-trial-385354/Europe has advanced a project to prove the feasibility of using satellite communications to enable UAS operations in non-segregated airspace ...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ATK-reaches-major-milestone-with-SLS-rocket-boosters-385286/Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:44:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ATK-reaches-major-milestone-with-SLS-rocket-boosters-385286/ATK has reached preliminary design review (PDR) on the solid rocket boosters intended to help launch the Space Launch System (SLS). The solid rocket...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/SpaceShipTwo-ignites-engine-in-flight-385276/Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:06:00 GMT http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/SpaceShipTwo-ignites-engine-in-flight-385276/Virgin Galactic has conducted the first powered flight of SpaceShipTwo, the crewed suborbital vehicle set to become the first capable of routine commercial...